Date:         Mon, 30 May 2011 19:10:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bruce Todd <beeceetee@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Spray paint to match old brown dash?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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I found a paint at Home Depot in Vancouver  - Rustoleum Painter's Touch
Satin Espresso - painted the plastic emergency brake cover and found it to
be a very close match.

BT

86 Westy Syncro

On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll be mounting some gauges atop the instrument pod. A friend of my
> son's fabricated a nice meter pod out of cold-rolled steel to sit over
> them and shade the meter faces. It's going to look quite handsome! Now I
> need to paint it to match the brown plastic of the instrument pod.
> Anyone know of a paint color that's a good match?
>
> It's be super cool if it was some kind of wrinkly paint to get some
> texture, too.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>